An authentic example: Note the chain lines in the paper.Invisible at this size, the engraver's error is found abovethe B in Probat as a scratch exiting the leafat its base and to the right.(This is not the example selling at Heritage).A genuine bookplate belonging to George Washington will fall under the hammer at Heritage Auctions, February 11-12, 2010, at their new Beverly Hills, CA branch, sale 6038, lot 37023.Authentic examples don’t come to market very often, although genuine fakes are easily acquired; the Mount Vernon online store offers them for five-and-a- half georges.Heritage’s starting bid is $1,500. The bookplate is,...
